Activists criticise Shinde’s remark on protestors
byNew Delh: Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde’s remark that had he met young protestors at India Gate, armed Maoists would also have expected the same,…
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PM Gives Assurances, Protesters Still Unhappy
byNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in a brief address on television today appealed to the people to maintain peace and calm, and said that…
Topless activists arrested at Brussels protest
byMoscow: Belgian police have arrested four activists of Ukraine’s Femen movement when they attempted to hold a topless protest in Brussels where the Russia-EU summit…
Himachal legislator booked for murder, on the run
byShimla: Ahead of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting today to elect Himachal Pradesh’s next chief minister, one of the party’s newly elected legislators has…
Paresh Rawal to turn writer in future
byMumbai: Paresh Rawal, who has proved his mettle as an versatile actor, now wants to try his hand at writing. Film direction, however, is not…
PM ‘deeply disturbed,’ but rapes happened everyday in the capital
byNew Delhi: Calling the Delhi gang-rape a very “disturbing incident”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday directed Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to ensure such cases do…
SP member snatches quota bill from Narayanasamy
byNew Delhi: Samajawadi Party (SP) leader Yashvir Singh today snatched a copy of the bill on quota in promotions from Minister of State in the…
A satellite that can warn us about solar storms
byWashington: The Advanced Composition Explorer, or ACE satellite, floating 1.5 million km above the Earth, can warn us up to an hour before a large-magnitude…
Opposition finally remembers Lokpal bill, Government moves on
byNew Delhi: A day before the winter session of parliament is scheduled to end, members in the upper house today questioned the government over tabling…
Brazilian firm launches Iphone, says it owns the name
byRio de Janeiro: The Brazilian electronics manufacturer IGB Eletronica yesterday launched a line of smartphones it is calling the “Iphone”, claiming that it owns the…